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Tag Archives: folk
News: BRYAN ADAMS, THE KARMA EFFECT, THE GEMS (December 2025)
Bryan Adams releases ‘Bryan Adams & Friends: A Great Big Holiday Jam’ on December 8 via Bad Records – the same day the Christmas special of the same name premieres on Citytv and streams on Citytv+ in Canada. Franck Carducci … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, Bryan Adams, folk, gigs, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, special editions, The Gems, The Karma Effect, tour dates
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Gig review: NINEBARROW – Harwell Village Hall, 21 November 2025
Ninebarrow (Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere) are back for another sold out gig at Harwell Village Hall and an early start & finish as they are now parents and have babysitters to consider! In fact, as seemingly many gig goers … Continue reading
Album review: KYLE CAREY – The Last Bough
Bandcamp [Release date 01.09.25] Gaelic Americana – that’s what this artist plays. Never heard of it? No neither had I, and although it could be a bit of a gimmick, it’s actually not. It’s a vocation for this artist, who spent … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Gaelic Americana, Kyle Carey, review, The Last Bough, traditional music
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News: THE DAMNED, SAMMY HAGAR, MAID OF STONE (November 2025)
Black Swan release their new album ‘Paralyzed’ on February 13 on Frontiers. Blackwater Drowning will release their new album ‘Obscure Sorrows’ on February 27. Brother Cane will release its first new album in 27 years, ‘Magnolia Medicine’, on April 17 on … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, folk, gigs, Maid of Stone festival, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, Sammy Hagar, special editions, The Damned, tour dates
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Album review: PAUL KELLY – Seventy
Website [Release date 07.11.25] Question – how many Australian artists do you know? Not many I am thinking. There are the usual suspects, AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil possibly, Johnny Deisel perhaps, and Nick Cave who is really an honorary Brit. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, folk, Paul Kelly, review, Seventy, singer songwriter
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Gig review: KATHERINE PRIDDY – Harwell Village Hall, 17 October 2025
A sold out show – and the third Katherine Priddy gig hosted at Harwell to sell out – is always a great thing to see, especially at the grassroots level where you can still see and support acts as talented … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 October 2025, Americana, folk, George Boomsma, gig, Harwell Village Hall, Katherine Priddy, melodic, review, Roswell Road, singer songwriter
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Album review: ROBIN ADAMS – The Beggar
Website [Release date 09.11.25] Ok, lets tackle the elephant in the room – this could be Nick Drake’s fourth album. And I say that with the utmost respect and admiration. From the phrasing to the melodies the guitar tone and style … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Nick Drake, review, Robin Adams, String Driven Thing, The Beggar
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Interview: MADDY PRIOR (STEELEYE SPAN)
Steeleye Span embark on UK tour in November and December to promote their latest album, Conflict. We recently caught up with Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior to discuss the new album, tour, her solo work and more… A Steeleye Span special … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Conflict, folk, folk rock, gigs, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, June Tabor, Maddy Prior, rock, Steeleye Span, Tim art, tour dates
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News: KING KING, ACCEPT, JULIAN LENNON (October 2025)
Jan Akkerman releases ‘My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow’ on December 12 via Artone/Music Theories Recordings. Black Label Society plan to release their new album early next year via MNRK Heavy/Spinefarm Records. Buzzcocks release their latest album ‘Attitude Adjustment’ through Cherry Red … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, albums, AOR, blues, folk, gigs, Julian Lennon, King King, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, special editions, tour dates
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Album review: NINEBARROW – The Hour of the Blackbird
Website [Release date 03.10.25] Over the course of 12 years and five studio albums Ninebarrow (Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere) have earned themselves a reputation for their songwriting, imaginative reworkings of traditional songs, skilled musicianship, and their exquisite vocal harmonies. Now, … Continue reading
Upcoming: Festivals UK & Europe (2026)
Please check artist and festival websites for latest information. Your festival not listed? Contact us! Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall … Continue reading
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Tagged 2026, AOR, classic rock, European, festivals, folk, indie, melodic rock, metal, rock, uk
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Album review: ELIZABETH & JAMESON – Way Out West
Website [Release date 03.10.25] If their married life is as harmonious as their vocal harmonies, then they should see at least their ruby wedding anniversary. Presenting their second album, Way Out West after a five year gap since their debut, Hannah … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Elizabeth & Jameson, folk, harmonies, Mamas and Papas, review, Way Out West
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News: BON JOVI, AVATAR, THE HARA (September 2025)
Aerosmith and Yungblud have teamed up for a new song entitled ‘My Only Angel’. It is the band’s first music in over a decade. They release an five song EP ‘One More Time’ on November 21 which features ‘My Only Angel’, … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, Avatar, blues, Bon Jovi, folk, gigs, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, special editions, the Hara, tour dates
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Album review: STEVE HEWITT – Never Two Days The Same
Facebook [Release date 26.09.25] It’s a creeper this album. At first I put it in the Jack Johnson, David Gray area of music. Kind of easy listening folk music, pleasant enough but not a lot of depth. But scratch beneath … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Never Two Days the Same, review, singer songwriter, Steve Hewitt
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Album review: SUSY WALL – Black Lights
Bandcamp [Release date 05.09.25] The Black Country, England’s Midlands, home of Black Sabbath. And Susy Wall, but Susy Wall is not heavy metal, she is more delicate porcelain, with a voice like crystal glass, pure and refined, and dare I say … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Black Lights, folk, review, singer songwriter, Susy Wall
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News: BAD COMPANY, TRIVIUM, DAVID GILMOUR (August 2025)
AFI will release a new album, ‘Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…’, on October 3 via Run For Cover Records. Alcatrazz release ‘Prior Convictions’, an album of re-recorded songs plus two new songs, in November through BraveWords Records. The band plan to release … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, Bad Company, blues, David Gilmour, folk, gigs, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, special editions, tour dates, Trivium
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News: FM, STEVE PORCARO, FOREIGNER (July 2025)
The Acacia Strain will release a new album, ‘You Are Safe From God Here’, on October 24 via Rise Records. All Time Low release their new album ‘Everyone’s Talking!’ on October 17 through their own label, Basement Noise Records. Alter Bridge release their … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, FM, folk, Foreigner, gigs, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, special editions, Steve Porcaro, tour dates
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EP review: QUINNY & COMPANY – Along the Way
Website [Release date 04.05.25] Quinny & Company are led by Illinois-born, London-based singer-songwriter Jim Bernard, who is joined by his daughter Sarah Bernard on vocals, Moody Blues flautist Norda Mullen, ex-Suzi Quatro drummer Colin Woolway, Big Country founding member Alan … Continue reading
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Tagged Along the Way, Americana, EP, folk, melodic, Moody Blues, Quinny & Company, review
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Quick plays: ODETTE MICHELL, CLEMENTINE LOVELL, FREYA RAE
Odette Michell – The Queen of the Lowlands [Release date 13.06.25] Bandcamp Second studio album from Odette Michell, which includes guest musicians Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention), Phil Beer (Show of Hands), Ninebarrow and Calum Gilligan. As Odettte says: “My approach … Continue reading
Gig review: KALANDRA – The Tivoli, Buckley, 29 May 2025
‘A Frame Of Mind’ has been a favourite album of mine and made my ‘Best of 2024′ and I was sorry not to have seen the band playing a brief UK tour in late September last year. I couldn’t believe … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 May 2025, alternative, Buckley, folk, gig, indie, Kalandra, North Wales, progressive, review, rock, Tivoli
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News: STYX, JOHN FOGERTY, RISE AGAINST (June 2025)
Airbourne released a new song, ‘Gutsy’, on June 6 – their first new music in six years. Amorphis their new studio album ‘Borderland’ on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix. Asia have signed with Frontiers and plan to release a live … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, folk, gigs, John Fogerty, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, Rise Against, special editions, Styx, tour dates
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News: ACCEPT, SAVATAGE, JOE BONAMASSA (May 2025)
Accept plan to record a new album next year – the band’s 50th anniversary – with producer Chris ‘Zeuss’ Harris. Bryan Adams releases his new album ‘Roll with the Punches’ on August 29. Alcatrazz have signed with Bravewords Records with … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, albums, AOR, blues, folk, gigs, Joe Bonamassa, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, Savatage, special editions, tour dates
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Gig review: MORGANWAY – Thekla, Bristol, 25 April 2025
The two songs that book-ended tonight’s gig give a clue about Morganway’s current positioning and maybe dilemma. In between we had a mix of tunes mainly from the current album but indicating the band can just as easily slip into … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 April 2025, Americana, Bristol, classic rock, folk, gig, Morganway, review, rock, roots, Thekla
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Album review: FOLKLAW – Catch The Sun
Fiddle of 8 Records [Release date 25.04.25] FolkLaw are a Nottinghamshire-based folk-rock band led by founder Nick Gibbs (fiddle, vocals), Bryn Williams (vocals, guitar, bodhran), Martin Vogwell (vocals, mandolin, banjo, guitars), Gaz Hunt (drums, percussion, vocals), Helen Harper (flute) and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Catch the Sun, Ferocious Dog, folk, folk rock, FolkLaw, Levellers, review, Show Of Hands, traditional
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Album review: GIGSPANNER BIG BAND – Turnstone
Website [Release date 11.04.25] Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band is a folk supergroup, consisting of Peter Knight (violin, vocals), a fixture of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s lineup and he has collaborated with countless other luminaries of the scene, founder-member of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bellowhead, Edgelarks, folk, folk rock, Gigspanner Big Band, John Spiers, melodic, Peter Knight, review, Steeleye Span, traditional, Turnstone
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